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Very little is known about the Library of Alexandria during the time of the Roman Principate (27 BC – 284 AD). [82] The emperor Claudius (ruled 41–54 AD) is recorded to have built an addition onto the Library, [93] but it seems that the Library of Alexandria's general fortunes followed those of the city of Alexandria itself. [94]
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Bibliotheca Alexandrina pool. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Latin, 'Library of Alexandria'; [1] Arabic: مكتبة الإسكندرية, romanized: Maktabat al-’Iskandariyya, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mækˈtæb(e)t eskendeˈɾejjæ]) (BA) is a major library and cultural center on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria, Egypt.
Muse statue, a common scholarly motif in the Hellenistic age.. The Mouseion of Alexandria (Ancient Greek: Μουσεῖον τῆς Ἀλεξανδρείας; Latin: Musaeum Alexandrinum), which arguably included the Library of Alexandria, [1] was an institution said to have been founded by Ptolemy I Soter and his son Ptolemy II Philadelphus. [2]
When I started the Internet Archive 25 years ago, I focused our non-profit library on digital collections: preserving web pages, archiving television news, and digitizing books. The Internet ...
Alexandria Library may refer to: Library of Alexandria, one of the largest libraries in ancient history; Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a modern library in Alexandria, Egypt;
A new library structure for Newport opened in 2004. [4] Today the former Carnegie library hosts the Carnegie Hall event center. [5] 19: Owensboro Owensboro: Nov 18, 1903: $30,000 901 Frederica Ave. 20: Paducah Paducah: Oct 13, 1901: $35,000
Alexandria is a home rule-class city [5] in Campbell County, Kentucky, in the United States. Along with Newport , it is one of the dual seats of the county. [ 6 ] The population was 10,341 at the 2020 census .
Kom El Deka (Arabic: كوم الدكة), also known as Kom el-Dikka, is a neighborhood and archaeological site in Alexandria, Egypt. [1] Early Kom El-Dikka was a well-off residential area, and later it was a major civic center in Alexandria, with a bath complex (), auditoria (lecture halls), and a theatre. [2]